WORRYING footage of thousands of fans climbing the shoogly staircase has emerged at the stadium which will host next month's World Cup Final.

WORRIED World Cup fans have expressed fears that the stairs at the Maracana Stadium are an accident waiting to happen after alarming footage emerged of the shoogly structure.

The video which was taken as thousands of supporters made their way to the Argentina v Bosnia and Herzegovina match in Rio De Janeiro on Sunday night and showed the stairs wobbling from side to side.

Brazilian photographer Paula Kossatz captured the alarming footage as fans packed onto the wooden stairs to leave via the only exit available to the subway station following Argentina’s 2-1 victory.

It was the first match to take place at the iconic Maracana Stadium - which will host the World Cup final on July 13 - with reigning champions Spain and Chile set to meet their in a Group B fixture tonight followed by Russia against Belgium on Sunday.

The Rio de Janeiro state government issued a statement saying the staircase was inspected following complaints, reinforced and then re-inspected again on Tuesday to ensure fan safety.

But fans who used it when it wobbled questioned why a more permanent staircase wasn’t constructed out of concrete to ensure their safety. Jorge Martinez, a Mexican systems engineer who used the stairs to leave Sunday night’s game said: “When people walk on it the wood moves, so with thousands of people walking up there, there could be an accident.”

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